1.
[syn: Jupiter Tonans, Thunderer]
2. a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thunderer \Thun"der*er\, n.
One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L.
tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their
gods, esp. to Jupiter.
[1913 Webster]
That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Thunderer
n 1: an epithet for Jupiter [syn: Jupiter Tonans, Thunderer]
2: a noisemaker that makes a sound like thunder